
Swerve Strickland Discusse His WWE Release – WWE released Strickland despite his main roster debut alongside the Hit Row faction in 2021. After patiently waiting out his non-compete clause, Swerve made his way to AEW, initially forming a tag team with Keith Lee before eventually going their separate ways.
In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Strickland opened up about the impact of his WWE release.
“I thought I was on top of the world–then, twenty-four later, I wasn’t. I had to tell my family that. That wasn’t easy. I needed time so I was not angry at myself or embarrassed, which I was for a 48-hour spell. I had to give myself a couple days to absorb it, feel it, understand it–see all the different corners and dimensions. Then I got to work. I’ve always been able to reflect the negative energy back into positives,” said Strickland.
“After the release, I looked for new windows to open. I flew to Los Angeles and spent 14 days there, and I reconnected with contacts. I had the time to get on the ground and meet people. That’s where I met [artist] Flash Garments, and we got in the studio and we made ‘Big Pressure’. Without the WWE release, I don’t make ‘Big Pressure’. I don’t go to the Grammys. I don’t meet Prophet, an incredible producer. I don’t have this epiphany to create Mogul. That’s when all of that was created.”
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Swerve Strickland Discusse His WWE Release